Charles Soames

Charles Soames (died 21 November 1920) was a British intelligence officer and the leader of the "Cairo gang" in Dublin, Ireland during the Irish War of Independence. Soames was killed by the IRA during Bloody Sunday.

Biography
Charles Soames was born in England, and he became an intelligence officer for the United Kingdom. In 1920, Soames and several other British intelligence officers were sent to Dublin to assist in the quelling of the Irish Republican Army's uprising in the area, which was led by Michael Collins. Soames retaliated against the murder of British informers with brutal tactics, including an armored car attack on a Gaelic soccer game. Collins decided to have Soames murdered, and he discovered his daily routine from his Irish maid. Collins sent a team of hitmen to Soames' home in Dublin as he was dressing following a bath, and they shot him numerous times through his folding screen. Soames fell back and died on the balcony of his apartment, one of many intelligence agents killed on "Bloody Sunday".